Gangrenous giant Meckel's diverticulitis masquerading acute appendicitis: a surgical conundrum
ANZ J Surg
.
2019 Sep;89(9):E379-E380.
doi: 10.1111/ans.14503.
Epub 2018 Apr 25.
Authors
Wei Woon Teng
1
,
Boon Tat Yeap
2
,
Nornazirah Azizan
3
,
Firdaus Hayati
4
,
Jitt Aun Chuah
1
Affiliations
1
Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
2
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
3
Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
4
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
PMID:
29695030
DOI:
10.1111/ans.14503
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
MeSH terms
Appendicitis
Diagnosis, Differential
Gangrene / diagnosis*
Gangrene / surgery*
Humans
Male
Meckel Diverticulum / diagnosis*
Meckel Diverticulum / surgery*
Young Adult